Article of cutlery.



L. E. YOUNG.

, ARTICLE OF CUTLERY.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. I3. 1915.

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Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

UNTE @Ad AN LOUIS E. YOUNG, OF WELLINGTON, COLORADO.

ARTICLE OF CUTLERY.

Application filed November 13, 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LoUIs E. YOUNG, a citizenof the United States, residing at \Vellington, in the county of Larimerand State of Colorado, have invented new and useful Improvements inArticles of Cutlery, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to articles of cutlery and more particularly toknives or to knife backs.

Th principal object of the invention is to construct the knife back orhandle in such manner that a whet stone may be conveniently held thereonand removed for sharpening the blade of the knife.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the following specificdescription is read in connection with the accompanying drawing whichforms a part of this application, and in which Figure 1 is a perspectiveview showing one embodiment of the invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view taken therethrough. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional viewon the line 33 of Fig. 2.

In the specific embodiment of the invention as illustrated herein, Ihave shown an ordinary penknife frame 1 having the end piece securedthereto as is usual by the blade pivoting levers 4: and 5. The end piecehas its inner edge provided with an under cut shoulder 6 which isdefined upon the sides of the end piece by the lips or flanges 7 The endpiece 3 is provided with a square inner edge and a transverse channel 8formed upon its under side adjacent Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

Serial No. 61,293.

the inner edge and adapted to receive the inturned fingers 9 of theretaining plate 10.

This retaining plate is turned down upon its side edges to form holdingflanges 11. The whet stone or other similar sharpening element isindicated at 12 and is constructed so as to resemble on its outersurface the ordinary knife back while its inner surface is flat. One endof the stone is tapered to fit the under cut shoulder 6 and the oppositeend is squared to abut against the squared inner edge of the end piece 3and is of a thickness as will permit the retaining plate 10 extendingover the same. When the plate 10 is in operative position the stone willbe held against displacement, the lips or flanges 7 and 11 holding thestone against any lateral displacement.

What is claimed is In combination, a knife handle having an end piecesecured thereto provided with an under-cut shoulder, a second end piecesecured to the handle having a transverse channel, a stone arrangedbetween said end pieces and having one of its ends engaging with theunder-cut shoulder, a retaining plate formed with inturned fingers and aholding flange, the fingers of the retaining plate engaging in thechannel of the second end piece and positioning the holding flangethereof over the opposite end of the stone.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS E. YOUNG.

Witnesses:

B. D. WHIs'rLnMAN, E. T. PULESTON.

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